Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-04

general use until the nfteenth century.
In 1861 only the principal windows of the
kings palace in Ecgland had window
glsss.
Egypt offers the earliest positive evil
dencas OF glaSs-ruakjng. Glass bottles
containing red wines aEe said to be rep
resented on the monuments Of the fourth
dynasty, more tbsu 1000 yesrs aGo, and
in the tombs q c very early erod the
process OF glass- blowing is represented
N sn u0mistaka0le manner. IN the time
OF the Roman Emperor Hadriar, smong
the caiet Industrial occupations OF the
inhabitants Of Alexandria is mentioned
glass-blCWiug, aDd during The reign OF
Aurelian, III me third ceOturv, glass
formed part Of The Egyptian tribute,
showing il was then sn article CO manu-
factuie in EGYpt. The GsIcate
Coloring of glass;, tbat Odds SO
much to is beauty, w-s known N
ancient times. These colors sre pro-
duced by mixture with retais: tor in
stance, blue is produced Dy cCb5lt, green
by copper, and rose or ruby by god. The
great site OF me manufacture q glass il
the middle eyes Wss Venice, ana Its arti-
Giles Of manufacture were exported all
over the world. The glSss trade Of Ven
ice has been superseded by that OF En-
gland and Germany.
Silicon, OF which there is 90 per cent.
in good glass sand, is the principal iDgre-
dent IN glass. Lead enters into the SUI
perior quality Of glass, giving it ClesTness
snd brilliGnCy, and the musical ring Of g
glass article only comes from bad glass.
Crystal glass is bad glass, which is also
termed fiat glass. Only lead glass
can be cut. Lime is now greatly used
il the manufacture of glass, pressed
glass articles being msde of lime glass
In its manufacture the United States has
Oh advantage over other countries on &C
count of it's greater talent for the use Of
machinery. PIeSsed-glass articles are
now exported from the Ulited States 10
all parts Of the world. The value Of our
exports OF glassware grew from SOS ,Q5l
in 1877 to SS93, 5G4 in 1857, Of @hiChsthe
bulk was pressed glass. Ia 1887 we OK
pOr,ed $l5, 955 worth OF window glass.
While the eastern part Of the country was
formerly the seat Of the principal glass
industry. il hhs moved west OF lale years,
owing largely to the baCkWArdGeas Of the
eastern manufacturers to take up the
making OF lime glass. st. Louis - now
an important glass manufacturing cen
ter, bat the greatest amount OF business
is done in the Ohio valley, OF which Pitts
burg and Wheeling are the chief glaos
towns. TIE natural gas OF this section
has given the glass industry great in
pctus. Heavy plate window glass Is
manufactured largely in the west, but the
glass used in the east is mostly imported
from France.
Considerable flint glass is imported into
this country and cut here, the importers
thereby getting an advantage Of lower i'm
port duties. The cut glass industry of
this country has grown greatly Of reCent
years, tut the article is not
yet exported to the extent that
pressed glass is The chief eX-
portaGions Of glass from this country are
to the South American states, snd con
siderable goes 10 tie British possessions
in Australia. The country is unGoubted-
Iy able 10 compete with any or all the
eouatrles of Europe in stamped lime
glass. Most OF Ehe glass IN domestic use
is OF this kind. .Tbe duties or glass rerge
from as o 100 per cent. "a valOrem, but
notwithstanding his the importation Is
large. For The fsCsI yesr ending June
80, 1887, the value Of foreign glSss i'm
ported was 57,3l9,74I, against IS, 936, Sc
Tor 1877